Jerome vs New Berlin

A side-by-side comparison of Jerome and New Berlin: population, income, housing, and more.

Jerome and New Berlin are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jerome has the higher population (1,910 vs 1,366 in New Berlin). New Berlin has the higher median household income ($68,125 vs $55,777 in Jerome). New Berlin has the higher median home value ($153,600 vs $116,700 in Jerome).

Population, income & housing

	Jerome	New Berlin
Population	1,910	1,366
Median age	34.6 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,777	$68,125
Median home value	$116,700	$153,600
Median gross rent	$954	$646
Housing units	1,026	591
Homeownership rate	69.3%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	36.9%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jerome	New Berlin
Population	2,073 → 1,910 (-7.9%)	1,478 → 1,366 (-7.6%)
Median household income	$52,750 → $55,777 (+5.7%)	$69,500 → $68,125 (-2.0%)
Median home value	$105,900 → $116,700 (+10.2%)	$145,100 → $153,600 (+5.9%)
Median gross rent	$915 → $954 (+4.3%)	$775 → $646 (-16.6%)

Jerome

Population

2,0731,910

Median household income

$52,750$55,777

Median home value

$105,900$116,700

Median gross rent

$915$954

New Berlin

Population

1,4781,366

Median household income

$69,500$68,125

Median home value

$145,100$153,600

Median gross rent

$775$646

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jerome	New Berlin
Under 5	5.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.4%	21.7%
18 to 24	9.5%	9.9%
25 to 34	20.7%	9.4%
35 to 44	10.9%	15.3%
45 to 54	10.7%	13.3%
55 to 64	11.9%	10.3%
65 to 74	8.7%	8.1%
75 and over	6.4%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jerome	New Berlin
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	97.4%
Black or African American	3.8%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jerome	New Berlin
No high school diploma	1.5%	3.6%
High school graduate	25.6%	26.2%
Some college or associate's	40.8%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jerome	New Berlin
Drove alone	82.5%	75.5%
Carpooled	3.4%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	6.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	15.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jerome	New Berlin
1-unit, detached	91.7%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	5.8%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jerome	New Berlin
Poverty rate	4.9%	7.2%
Average household size	1.97	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	17	27
Median year structure built	1959	1980